A major meta-analysis of 48,000 youths finds that vegetarian and vegan diets support healthy growth when properly planned, offering distinct advantages over omnivorous diets with superior heart health markers and lower "bad" cholesterol, provided B12 and calcium levels are adequately monitored.

Analysis of power dynamics in couples reveals that feeling powerful (actor power) is consistently linked to higher sexual satisfaction and assertiveness, whereas the desire for more power shows no significant association with sexual outcomes

Research indicates that Human Astrovirus, often considered a mild pathogen, is a significant cause of diarrhea in immunocompromised children (detected in 9.8% of pediatric oncology patients), while typically presenting as asymptomatic in healthy children.

The potential of microalgae to contribute to sustainable animal feed production in the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia

Study of computer-generated faces (N=150) found the "believability" of an expression depends on gaze direction: happiness and anger appear more genuinely felt with direct eye contact, whereas sadness is perceived as more believable when the character looks down.

Leonardo's Vitruvian Man: modern craniofacial anatomical analysis reveals a possible solution to the 500-year-old mystery

Reading Pain in Horse and Human Faces: The Influence of Horse Experience, Social Anxiety, and Empathy

Funny Pet Videos on Social Media Conceal Animal Suffering: Stress reactions of the animals were observed in 82% of all videos, while risks of injury were found in 52% of the videos

Greater adherence to a healthful plant-based diet is associated with significantly lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, an association partially mediated by leukocyte telomere length…

Large study of 331,000+ U.S. college students finds over half of opioid misuse involves drugs not prescribed to the user

GLP-1 drugs found to reduce mortality from colon cancer by over half (15.5% vs 37.1%), with effects especially strong for patients with BMI over 35.

People who use drugs and experience multiple adverse childhood experiences are significantly more likely to experience a non-fatal overdose

Study finds narcissism as a predictor of social media trolling, with malicious envy and exposure to antisocial media content acting as mediators

Beauty in/of mathematics: tessellations and their formulas

New software could expand access to drug checking services, meaning that people could make sure the drugs they're using don't contain unexpected substances

Researchers took 44 young untrained males and randomly allocated them with either plant or animal protein supplement drinks over a 12-week training period

From 1999-2021, overdoses due to fentanyl and meth significantly increased

Study finds Black veterans with opioid use disorder are less likely than White veterans to receive buprenorphine treatment and have lower retention rates

Study finds COVID-19 stressors did not increase dropout from buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder

Perceived stigma is an important predictor of addiction treatment completion; more perceived stigma = higher likelihood of treatment discontinuation

Police officers who believe the public supports them are more likely to support procedural justice, study finds

Global Warming Has Accelerated: Are the United Nations and the Public Informed?

Cannabis exposure in the womb can cause lower total brain volume in the first month of life

In a national trial of 570 adults, suicidal ideation declined within 1 week of starting Opioid use disorder meds

Evaluation of the Effects of mRNA-COVID 19 Vaccines on Corneal Endothelium

Termite gut microbes produce Hydrogen, and they're difficult to culture outside Termites

Solve high degree polynomials using Geode numbers

Kid gamers to adult gamblers? Investigation of childhood gaming and YA gambling

A study from Botucatu School of Medicine at Sao Paulo State University suggests that Vitamin D supplementation increases the efficacy of chemotherapy used to treat breast cancer

Smartphones: Parts of Our Minds? Or Parasites?

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